Classes

Physics

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PHYS 110 | INTRODUCTORY ASTRONOMY (3 credits)This is an introductory astronomy course intended to give the student an appreciation of the universe in which we live. Topics covered will include: ancient astronomy and the Copernican Revolution, astronomical measurements and instruments, the solar system, stars and stellar evolution, galaxies, black holes, and cosmology.

PHYS 211 | COLLEGE PHYSICS I L/L (4 credits)Prerequisite: MATH 103 or equivalent. The non-calculus physics course sequence recommended for pre-medical and pre-professional students. Topics: Newtonian mechanics and gravitation, work and energy, solids and fluids, heat and thermodynamics. Includes lab.

PHYS 212 | COLLEGE PHYSICS II L/L (4 credits)Prerequisite: PHYS 211 or equivalent. The non-calculus general physics course sequence recommended for pre-medical and pre-professional students. Topics: vibration and waves, electricity and magnetism, light and optics, and an introduction to modern physics. Includes lab.

PHYS 251 | UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I L/L (5 credits)Prerequisite: MATH 165. The general physics course sequence for students majoring in chemistry, physics or engineering. Topics: Newtonian mechanics and gravitation, work and energy, solids and fluids, heat and thermodynamics. Includes lab.

PHYS 252 | UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II L/L (5 credits)Prerequisite: MATH 166. The general physics course sequence for students majoring in chemistry, physics or engineering. Topics: vibration and waves, electricity and magnetism, light and optics, and an introduction to modern physics. Includes lab.